Wednesday, November 20
Winston-Salem, N.C.
7 p.m.
Wake Forest University
3-2,0-0ACC
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George Mason
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Wake Forest
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Wake Forest Drops Wednesday Night Contest to George Mason
11/20/2024 10:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Deacs were led by sophomore Riley Theuerkauf’s 11 points.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Despite sophomore guard Riley Theuerkauf reaching double digits for the third time in five games, the Wake Forest women's basketball team fell to George Mason, 50-41, Wednesday evening in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Demon Deacons (3-2, 0-0 ACC) held George Mason to a season-low 50 points, as the Patriots entered the contest averaging 85 points per game through their first four contests.
Defensively, the Demon Deacons forced double-digit turnovers for the 47th time in the last 48 games, with the lone game coming against Syracuse on Jan. 11, 2024, as Wake Forest forced 20 turnovers on the night.
George Mason (5-0, 0-0 A10) came into the game ranked 14th nationally and first in the Atlantic-10 with 12.0 turnovers per game. It marked the most turnovers by The Patriots since the squad had 24 against East Carolina on Dec. 18, 2023.
On the offensive end, Theuerkauf was joined in double figures by redshirt senior Demeara Hinds' 10 points, while forward Malaya Cowles grabbed a game-high seven rebounds for the Demon Deacons.
How It Happened
Standout Stats
From Gebbia
"George Mason was a disciplined team and they were able to get us out of our offensive flow. But we had 22 turnovers which isn't us and is not a recipe to win a game. And our turnovers were just not good decisions. The offensive rebounds on their end added up and we expended so much energy on that end of the floor. We just couldn't do anything on the offensive end tonight. This has to be a learning lesson and we have to be better in practice going into Saturday against Davidson. I am proud of the defensive effort and normally holding a team to 50 points is a win, but this game was just so uncharacteristic of how we have played offensively all season and we have to move on from this quickly." - Megan Gebbia
Up Next
The Demon Deacons continue their homestand Saturday when the Deacs play host to in-state Davidson.
Tipoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
The Demon Deacons (3-2, 0-0 ACC) held George Mason to a season-low 50 points, as the Patriots entered the contest averaging 85 points per game through their first four contests.
Defensively, the Demon Deacons forced double-digit turnovers for the 47th time in the last 48 games, with the lone game coming against Syracuse on Jan. 11, 2024, as Wake Forest forced 20 turnovers on the night.
George Mason (5-0, 0-0 A10) came into the game ranked 14th nationally and first in the Atlantic-10 with 12.0 turnovers per game. It marked the most turnovers by The Patriots since the squad had 24 against East Carolina on Dec. 18, 2023.
On the offensive end, Theuerkauf was joined in double figures by redshirt senior Demeara Hinds' 10 points, while forward Malaya Cowles grabbed a game-high seven rebounds for the Demon Deacons.
How It Happened
- George Mason scored the first four points of the contest before Williams got the Deacs on the board with a layup on an assist from Jones at the 5:34 mark.
- Theuerkauf checked in and scored four quick points on layups as Wake Forest took a 6-4 lead with four minutes to go in the quarter.
- Jones drew a foul and went 2-for-2 from the line for her first points of the evening with 3:13 remaining before the Patriots answered with a three.
- With 25 seconds left in the quarter, Jordan knocked down a triple of her own and put the Deacs up 11-7.
- After a pair of free throws by the visitors, Wake Forest entered the second quarter with a two-point advantage (11-9).
- The Deacs forced six turnovers in the first 10 minutes of play which resulted in six points.
- Wake Forest opened the second quarter with five-consecutive points, highlighted by a three-pointer from Reagyn Conley that put the Deacs up 16-9 at the 7:08 mark.
- Two free throws from Jones ended a 6-0 George Mason run.
- The Patriots closed out the half with a pair of jumpers as the Deacs went into the locker room trailing 19-18.
- Wake Forest opened the second half 4-for-4 from the charity stripe as Jones and Hinds put the Deacs up 22-19 at the 8:25 mark.
- The Patriots responded with a 9-0 run until Hinds ended it with a layup on an assist from Jones with five minutes to go in the third.
- With just over three minutes to go in the quarter, Wake Forest tied it up at 28-28 after a pair of buckets from Theuerkauf and Cowles off of Patriot turnovers.
- George Mason knocked down six-consecutive free throws before Theuerkauf answered with a pair of her own as the Patriots took a 34-30 lead into the fourth.
- The Patriots extended their lead to 40-31 before Conley found Hinds for a layup with five minutes to go in the contest.
- Williams battled her way inside for two with 2:34 remaining to make it 44-36.
- A layup from Hinds and a couple of free throws from Theuerkauf closed out the scoring for Wake Forest, as George Mason earned a 50-41 victory.
Standout Stats
- This season, the Demon Deacons are holding opponents to just 49.0 points per game and came into the game ranked 18th in the country and second in ACC.
- The Demon Deacons forced double-digit turnovers for the 47th time in the last 48 games, with the lone game coming against Syracuse on Jan. 11, 2024.
- The 48-game stretch goes back to January of 2022.
- Wake Forest's 20 forced turnovers against George Mason resulted in 15 points.
- The Patriots came into the game ranked 14th nationally and first in the Atlantic-10 with 12.0 turnovers per game.
- It marked the most turnovers by George Mason since it had 24 against East Carolina on Dec. 18, 2023.
- The Demon Deacons forced double-digit turnovers for the 47th time in the last 48 games, with the lone game coming against Syracuse on Jan. 11, 2024.
- Sophomore Rylie Theuerkauf led the Deacs with 11 points while adding two assists and two steals.
- She has recorded double-digit points in three of the five games so far this season and is averaging 9.4 points per game.
From Gebbia
"George Mason was a disciplined team and they were able to get us out of our offensive flow. But we had 22 turnovers which isn't us and is not a recipe to win a game. And our turnovers were just not good decisions. The offensive rebounds on their end added up and we expended so much energy on that end of the floor. We just couldn't do anything on the offensive end tonight. This has to be a learning lesson and we have to be better in practice going into Saturday against Davidson. I am proud of the defensive effort and normally holding a team to 50 points is a win, but this game was just so uncharacteristic of how we have played offensively all season and we have to move on from this quickly." - Megan Gebbia
Up Next
The Demon Deacons continue their homestand Saturday when the Deacs play host to in-state Davidson.
Tipoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
GMU
WF
FG%
.327
.268
3FG%
.273
.105
FT%
.520
.680
RB
41
31
TO
20
22
STL
8
11
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
0
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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